Heisman Needs an Overhaul
To Be Given More Credibility

By

Allen Barra Special to The Wall Street Journal

Updated Dec. 7, 2001 12:01 a.m. ET

What can be done to give the Heisman Trophy more credibility?

Heisman winners used to be household names: Glenn Davis, Johnny Lujack, Ernie Davis, Roger Staubach, O.J. Simpson, Marcus Allen, Bo Jackson. Whether they became great pros (or even pros at all) was beside the point: The important part was that they were generally worthy of being called "The Outstanding College Football Player in America."